Founder of Père Duchesne (1790), newspaper of extremist revolutionaries. Hébert contributed to the fall of royalty and then of the Girondins. With his supporters, the Hébertists (Chaumette, Chabot, Collot dHerbois...), he had a great influence within the Cordeliers club and the insurrectionary Commu
Duke of Aquitaine and son of Eudes, Hunald revolts against Charles Martel and his sons. He gets help from Griffon. But beaten by Pepin the Short, Hunald withdraws in favor of his son Waifre.
Hugues le Grand is the son of Béatrice de Vermandois and Robert I. After the death of King Raoul, he installed Louis IV dOutremer, son of Charles III the Simple on the throne, when he had been forced into exile in England. Louis IV gave him the title of Duke of the Franks. However, the latter seekin
Hugues lAbbé is the son-in-law of Robert le Fort. On the latters death, Hugues inherited the property of the Robertian family, and became the most influential aristocrat in the kingdom. Hugues ensures the supervision of Eudes and Robert, the two young sons of Robert le Fort. He became adviser to Lou
Third son of Henri 1st, King of France. Hugues took the cross at the assembly of Clermont in 1095. He joined the second army of crusaders which left the Ile de France at the end of September 1096 and whose leader was Robert Courteheuse. He did not want to stop with the Normans of Puglia and landed a
Hugues Capet is the son of Hugh the Great, Count of Paris, Duke of the Franks. On the death of Louis V, the last Carolingian king, Hugh managed to get himself elected king thanks to the support of the Archbishop of Reims, Adalberon. He must then oppose the Carolingian pretender, Charles, Duke of Lor
Entry into the army in 1755, he was captain in 1789. General of division in 1793 he commanded the Army of the Rhine. At the head of the Northern Army he won the victory of Hondshoote in 1793. But then decided on a retreat which turned into a rout. Dismissed and then arrested, he was brought before a
Employed in the kings stables, he became a sergeant in the National Guard. Commanding the army of Moselle in 1793, he pushed back the Austrians and the Prussians. Imprisoned as a suspect following a denunciation by Pichegru, he was released after 9 Thermidor. From 1794 to 1796, he pacified the Vendé
The Counts of Vermandois come from the second son of Charlemagne, Pépin Roi dItalie, who died in 810 before his father. His descendants become Counts of Vermandois in West Francia. They are gradually gaining power by relying on their prestigious origin. With his cousins, Herbert constitutes a powerf
Elder son of François de Guise, Henri was 13 when his father was assassinated, his uncle Charles de Lorraine responsible for his education. Having become a clan chief, Henri poses as a defender of the Catholic faith against the Huguenots. He actively participated in the second and third wars of reli
Henry was the second son of Robert II the Pious, he was associated with the throne in 1026. He married the daughter of the Emperor of Germany then Anne of kyiv. Henri must oppose his mother who wants to impose her third child on the throne and the powerful Eudes II of Blois. Henri calms the situatio
Son of Louis de Bourbon-Condé, Henri is one of the leaders of the Protestant party, he holds a grudge against the Guises and the Duc dAnjou after the humiliation of his fathers corpse. Present at Saint-Barthélemy, he only saved his life by renouncing Protestantism. Assigned to residence at the Court
Henri, King of Navarre is the son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne dAlbret. He is a blood prince as a descendant of Saint-Louis. Baptized under the Catholic religion, he followed a Calvinist education by his mother, and converted to the Reformation. In 1572, in order to reconcile Catholics and Prote
Second son of Francis I, Henry became King of France on the death of his father in 1547. His personal life and his political influence is shared by his wife Catherine de Medici and his mistress Diane de Poitiers. During his reign, he severely represses the Protestants who are in full swing. He recov
Favorite son of Catherine de Medici, Henri bears the title of Duke of Anjou while his brother Charles IX governs . Promoted to lieutenant general of the kingdom at the age of 16, he participated victoriously in the Wars of Religion (battle of Jarnac and Moncontour) before experiencing defeat at the
Head of the Parisian revolutionary army, he participated in the fall of the monarchy and the massacres of September 1792 and commanded the armed forces of Paris in 1793. Thanks to his battalions, he enabled the fall of the Girondins. Robespierre spared him from his friendships with the Hébertists. H
Guillaume is the illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy Robert the Magnificent (which will earn him the nickname of William the Bastard ), he succeeded him at the age of eight. His minority was marked by a revolt of the barons of Lower Normandy, which he only triumphed in 1047 with the help of the
Famous prelate and chronicler of the Holy Land. He is the author of a voluminous history of the Latin East in the 12th century. (Gesta Orientalium principum).
Guillaume de Nogarets father was from Toulouse and was condemned as a heretic during the Albigensian Crusade. Committed to the service of King Philippe IV in Paris at the end of 1295, Nogaret joined certain institutions at the same time, the Parliament and the Kings Council. His responsibilities inc
Ecclesiastic, he was deputy to the States General of 1789 then to all the revolutionary assemblies, constitutional bishop of Blois in 1791 , he is the promoter of the abolition of slavery in 1794, he represented the Constitutional Church. He opposes the Empire, and becomes a great liberal figure. Hi
Coming from a modest family, Emmanuel Kant was born in Königsberg, in East Prussia. After studying theology, philosophy and science, he became a tutor (from 1746 to 1755) then a teacher at the University of Königsberg.Kants thought developed in a context where Copernicus and Newton revolutionize thi
In a poem called Prithviraj Raso, it is described that the princess Chandravati of King Chandra Pundir was married to Prithviraj Chauhan, from whose womb the successor of Sapadalaksha was born Ransi. We had discussed in the earlier episode that Ransi is a fictional character, the name of that prince
Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750 – 1848) was an English astronomer of German origin. In particular, she discovered new comets, including one that bears her name. In charge of household chores Caroline Herschel was born on March 16, 1750 in Hanover, Germany, into a family of musicians; she was the
Posthumous son of Louis II dit le Bègue and Adelaide de Frioul. Simple did not mean foolish, but honest. Too young to reign at the death of his brothers, he was dispossessed of his crown by Emperor Charles III the Fat. After the deposition of Charles, the nobles of the kingdom elect the Count of Par